Quran Quote  :  At the same time, My chastisement is highly painful. - 15:50

    • Quran-16:116 Surah An-nahl English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    وَلَا تَقُولُواْ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلۡسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلۡكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَٰلٞ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامٞ لِّتَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَفۡتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ لَا يُفۡلِحُونَ

    Transliteration:( Wa laa taqooloo limaa tasifu alsinatukumul kaziba haaza halaalunw wa haazaa haraamul litaftaroo 'alal laahil kazib; innal lazeena yaftaroona 'alal laahil kaziba laa yuflihoon )

    116. And do not say, based on what your tongues describe falsely: "This is lawful [260] and this is unlawful," to forge a lie against Allah. Indeed, those who forge lies against Allah will not prosper [261]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (116) And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allāh. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allāh will not succeed. (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah An-Nahl Ayat 116 Tafsir (Commentry)



    • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
    • Ibn Kathir
    • Ala-Madudi
    • Shaheen International

    260. Do not declare things lawful and unlawful according to your own fancy. Everything provided by Allah Almighty is lawful, besides those which Allah Almighty and His beloved have declared Prophet ? unlawful. 

    Says Allah Almighty: "He it is who created for you all" (S2.V29). Thus, if animals set aside for the idols are slaughtered in the name of Allah Almighty they become lawful to eat as they have not been declared unlawful by Allah Almighty.

    261. From this we Icarn that declaring anything forbidden without any proof is a lie against Allah Almighty. Those who say that the Niaz of Meelad Shareef and food of Fateha are forbidden without any proof are liars. 

    All these are permissible because Allah Almighty had and His beloved Prophet ? not declared them as unlawful. 

    The Holy Prophet ? says lawful is that which is declared as such by Allah Almighty while forbidden is that which is declared so by Allah Almighty, and where silence is maintained, that is allowed. Says Allah Almighty: "Allah forgive you, why did you not permit them" (S9: V43).

     

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah An-Nahl verse 116 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah Nahl ayat 114 which provides the complete commentary from verse 114 through 117.

    (16:116) And do not utter falsehoods by letting your tongues declare: “This is lawful”[116] and “That is unlawful,” thus fabricating lies against Allah. Surely those who fabricate lies against Allah will never prosper.

    Ala-Maududi

    (16:116) And do not utter falsehoods by letting your tongues declare: “This is lawful”[116] and “That is unlawful,” thus fabricating lies against Allah. Surely those who fabricate lies against Allah will never prosper.

    116. This verse clearly shows that none but Allah has the right to declare a thing to be lawful or unlawful. Or, in other words, the right of making laws exclusively rests with Allah. Therefore, any person who will dare to decide about the lawful and the unlawful will transgress his powers. Of course, a person, who acknowledges the divine law as the final authority, may deduce from it whether a certain thing or action is lawful or unlawful.

    The arrogation of the right of determining the lawful and the unlawful has been declared to be a falsehood on Allah for two reasons:

    (1) Such a person, so to say, claims that what he declares to be lawful or unlawful, disregarding the authority of the divine Book, has been made lawful or unlawful by God.

    (2) He means to claim that Allah has given up the authority of making lawful and unlawful and has thus left man free to make his own laws for the conduct of life. It is obvious that each of these claims will be a falsehood and a false imputation to Allah.

    (116) And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allāh. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allāh will not succeed.

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